About Me
Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born in Hayward, California on May 2nd 1972 to Rocky Johnson and Ata Johnson. While growing up, Dwayne traveled around a lot with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring. During his high school years, Dwayne began playing football and he soon received a full scholarship from the University of Miami where he had tremendous success as a football player. In 1995, Dwayne suffered a back injury which cost him a place in the NFL. He then signed a 3 year deal with the Canadian League but left after a year to peruse a career in wrestling. He made his wrestling debut in the USWA under the name Flex Kavanah where he won the tag team championship with Bret Sawyer. In 1996, Dwayne joined the WWE and became Rocky Maivia where he joined a group known as "The Nation of Domination" and turned heel. Rocky eventually took over leadership of the "Nation" and began taking the persona of The Rock. After the "Nation" split, The Rock joined another elite group of wrestlers known as the "Corporation" and began a memorable feud with Steve Austin. Soon the Rock was kicked out of the "Corporation". He turned face and became known as "The Peoples Champion". In 2000, the Rock took time off from WWE to film his appearance in The Mummy Returns (2001). He returned in 2001 during the WCW/ECW invasion where he joined a team of WWE wrestlers at The Scorpion King (2002), a prequel to The Mummy Returns (2001). He is currently married to Dany Johnson (Garcia) and they have a daughter named Simone Alexandra, born in 2001.It was perhaps inevitable that this grandson and son of professional wrestlers would eventually join in the family business. At 6'5" and weighing some 250 pounds, The Rock had some rough going at first, having adopted a clean-cut image (first as Flex Kavana and later Rocky Maivia) that didn't appeal to fans. In 1997, he adopted a brash bad boy persona to which audiences quickly responded. Gradually, The Rock became more of a nice guy and a popular figure in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), winning the championship belt six times between 1998 and 2001. When he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in March 2000, he showed viewers and the powers that be in Hollywood that he was more than just a muscle man, though, gamely donning drag, displaying a rather pleasant singing voice and a flair for sketch comedy. Although other wrestlers (like Hulk Hogan and Rowdy Roddy Piper) had tried to segued to movies, none really achieved true film stardom. The Rock, though, seemed poised to be the one to do it.Born Dwayne Douglas Johnson in Miami in 1972, The Rock was the grandson of Samoan wrestler High Chief Peter Maivia and the son of wrestler Rocky Johnson. He spent a peripatetic childhood, moving from Florida to Tennessee to Georgia and to Hawaii. The Johnson family eventually settled in Pennsylvania but things turned difficult when his father lost his savings around 1975. Although he had his share of problems, The Rock channeled some of his anger into sports, eventually ranking as one of the state's top ten high school football players. He earned a scholarship to the University of Miami, where he majored in criminology but spent a lot of time partying, brawling and chasing women. Much of that behavior stopped in 1991, though, after he met Dany Garcia, whom he married in 1997.Following his 1994 graduation, The Rock had hoped to parlay his prowess on the gridiron into a career with the NFL, but he found no takers. Instead, he was drafted by the Canadian Football League and moved to Calgary. Disenchanted after a short time, The Rock left professional sports and headed back to Miami, arriving with seven dollars in his pocket. After giving some thought, he decided to enter the family business and in 1996 debuted as Flex Kavana on the minor-league wrestling circuit. Moving to the WWF, he tried to trade on his heritage by calling himself Rocky Maivia, but the nice guy image failed. Once he reinvented himself as the trash-talking, egotistical The Rock -- with signature moves like "the People's Elbow" and "the People's Eyebrow" (raising his right eyebrow) -- his career was set.In February 1999, The Rock moved into acting, appropriately cast as his own father in an episode of the hit Fox sitcom "That '70s Show". The following year, he could be seen in "Star Trek: Voyager" but it was his March 2000 appearance on "Saturday Night Live" that made Hollywood take notice. Having fielded a variety of offers, The Rock made his feature acting debut as The Scorpion King in the 2001 sequel "The Mummy Returns". Although his screen time was limited, he displayed a strong, charismatic presence, enough for the studio to develop his own starring vehicle, "The Scorpion King" (2002), for which he earned a reported $5.5 million dollar salary. With the possibility of a franchise, The Rock was poised to step into the void of action hero left by aging stars like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Even after demonstrating his considerable on-screen charisma--on par with his imposing physical presence--in "The Scorpion King," critics and audiences were nevertheless pleasantly surprised by The Rock's adroit, witty and charming turn in the crowd-pleasing action-comedy "The Rundown" (2003) in which he was finally proclaimed a full-fledged movie star for his winning performance as a relentless bounty hunter in the Amazon jungle saddled with an annoying sidekick (Seann William Scott). Of lesser quality but similar box office appeal was his follow-up effort, a remake of the cult classic "Walking Tall" (2004), in which the real-life Buford Pusser character that inspired the story is turned into special forces vet Chris Vaughn, who returns from service to clean up his corrupt hometown with a two-by-four at his side.Taking a page from his predecessor Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Rock eschewed action to turn in a full-fledged comedic performance in "Be Cool" (2005), the entertaining sequel to "Get Shorty." Playing Elliot, the openly gay, afroed Samoan bodyguard to music manager Vince Vaughn who dreams of becoming an actor, the Rock played against his established type--he sings Loretta Lynn tunes and acts out scenes from "Bring It On"--and provided the film with a steady stream of comedic frission. However, he continued to equal every positive step forward with a momentum-stopping misstep, following up as the lead in the forgettable video game adaptation "Doom" (2005).Also Credited As: Dwayne Douglas Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Flex Kavana, Rocky Maivia, The Brahma Bull, The RockBorn: on 05/02/1972 in Miami, FloridaJob Titles: Actor, Wrestler, Football player, DishwasherEducation
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, criminology, BS, 1994
Freedom High School, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Milestones
1975 Father lost the family savings as well as their home (date approximate)
1990 Played college football with the Miami Hurricanes
1996 Made World Wrestling Federation debut as The Rock, following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father
1999 TV acting debut portraying his father Rocky Johnson in an episode of the Fox sitcom "That '70s Show"
2000 Appeared at both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions
2000 Hosted "Saturday Night Live" (NBC); sang in skits as well as donned drag (March)
2001 First released film role, cast as the Scorpion King in the sequel "The Mummy Returns"
2002 Had first starring role in films reprising his role in the spin-off feature "The Scorpion King"
2003 Starred opposite Seann William Scott as a bounty hunter in "The Rundown"
2004 Played a former U.S. Army Special Forces, who returns home in "Walking Tall", also starred Johnny Knoxville
2005 Cast as a a bodyguard-singer opposite John Travolta in "Be Cool"
2006 Starred as a a probation officer who forms a football team of juvenile inmates in "Gridiron Gang," inspired by a 1993 documentary
Family settled in Pennsylvania
Had small role in the feature "Jack of All Trades" (lensed 2000)
Moved frequently as a child, living in Florida, Tennessee, Georgia and Hawaii
Spent one year with the Canadian football team the Calgary Stampedes
Will play a pro quarterback in the upcoming comedy feature "The Game Plan" (lensed 2006)
Will reunite with actor Seann William Scott in Richard Kelly's "Southland Tales" (lensed 2005)
Wrestling finisher: The People's ElbowAlways refers to himself in the third person.Takes off his right elbow pad just before delivering the People's Elbow (and his left if he has to do it again)Trademark move: Spine on the Pine (modified Spinebuster)Trademark move: Three Open Handed Punches, followed by a hand spitting motion, followed by a fourth punch which typically levels the opponentTrademark move: Flowing DDTTrademark move: Floatover DDTTrademark move: SharpshooterTrademark move: Samoan DropTrademark move: Charging Double Leg SpinebusterFinishing move: Rock Bottom (Side Slam)Finishing move: The People's Elbow (Feint Leg Drop into an Elbow Drop)-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------Trivia
First ever 7 time WWE World Champion.In real life, is good friends with the Dudley Boyz and his on-screen enemy, Shane McMahon.Was the first person to ever kick out of the "Stone Cold Stunner" while fighting Stone Cold Steve Austin (Steve Austin) at Wrestlemania XV.At age 24, became the youngest Intercontinental Champion in WWF history.His favorite eyebrow trademark (not including his own) is Groucho Marx's.Former World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champion (with Mankind in "The Rock 'n Sock Connection").His father (Rocky Johnson) and maternal grandfather (Chief Peter Maivia) were both professional wrestlers in the WWF.Was a member of Miami's NCAA national championship football team in 1991. Later in his career, he played as Warren Sapp's backup at defensive tackle.Received guidance and training from Bret "The Hitman" Hart when he first came to the WWF.Grandson of Peter Fanene Maivia.He was the second youngest Intercontinental champion at 24. Was beat out in April 2001 by Jeff Hardy at 23.Daughter with his wife, Dany Johnson, Simone Alexandra Johnson, was born in Davie, Florida. [14 August 2001]A member of the elite group of wrestlers, such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair to hold the WWF and WCW world titles on several different occasions.Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001."He once appeared on "Martha Stewart Living" (1991) to cook one of his favorite family recipes.Attended Freedom High School, Bethlehem, PA.Has a wax figure likeness of himself at Madame Tussaud's museumWife, Dany Johnson, was 22 when they met.Decided to attend the University of Miami because they didn't openly express interest in himIn 3 years of dating his wife, Dany Johnson, he has never met her parents.Married Dany Johnson the day after his 25th birthday.His 5.5 million dollar paycheck for The Scorpion King (2002) earned him a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as his salary was the highest for any actor receiving top billing for the first time.No athlete that ever hosted _"Saturday Night Live (1975)" has ever repeated for a second time, until The Rock did so in 2002. Technically, he was promoting a film for his second sting (The Scorpion King (2002)) but his college football, CFL and pro wrestling background makes him the show's first two-time athlete-host.He owns the rights to name "The Rock" (including logos, phrases, etc). The rights to the name "The Rock" were previously owned by WWE, Inc. (which is the main reason why Vince McMahon has received executive producer credits in some of the Rock's films).Once, while putting on a show for WWF road agent Pat Patterson, sold his opponent's moves so well, his then-girlfriend Dany thought he was genuinely hurtGrowing up, considered what his father did, "wrestling"; he once tried amateur wrestling, and found he didn't like it.In a 2000 episode of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" (1975), proved his acting and singing abilities by performing in various skits throughout the show.He was offered a promotional deal with "Dunkin' Donuts", which would have seen the company name a donut after him. Thinking it would make him appear big-headed, he graciously turned the offer down.His last match in the WWE before leaving to film The Rundown (2003) was against Bill Goldberg at the 2003 Backlash Pay-Per-View.WWF Royal Rumble 2000 ChampionFormer WCW World Heavyweight Champion (during the wCw/ECW Alliance storyline)Accidentally smashed a tail-light of a Porsche while filming Walking Tall (2004).Is of African-Canadian and Samoan descent.Was a team mate of Doug Flutie with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).In his first semester at the University of Miami, earned a .7 grade point average. He was majoring in criminology.His wedding anniversary falls on the same day as Stu Hart's birthday. Stu's son, Bret Hart, would often give him tips on how to improve in his matches.Played his own father in an episode of "That '70s Show" (1998).Uliuli Fifita, the wrestler known as Haku, was Best Man at The Rock and Dany Garcia's wedding.In The Rundown (2003), he tells one of the rebels that Muhammad Ali would win a match against Mike Tyson. To intimidate his opponents, his father, Rocky Johnson, would often perform the "Ali shuffle" during his wrestling matches.While filming The Scorpion King (2002), accidentally hit Michael Clarke Duncan during a fight sequence. Duncan leaned in too far for a hit, and his chin connected with The Rock's elbow.Though not under contract with the WWE, the Rock makes every attempt to be on their RAW television show whenever the WWE are in either Los Angeles or his hometown of Miami.Is the 3rd youngest SuperStar to hold the IC Championship. Jeff Hardy is the youngest at 23, and Randy Orton is the second youngest, also at 23, only a few months older than Jeff Hardy.He weighed 290 pounds during his college football career, but reduced his weight to about 265 pounds late in his wrestling career.Dwayne is a skilled light tackle salt water fisherman.Notable Title Wins Include: USWA Tag Team Titles w/Bret Sawyer; WWF Intercontinental Title; WWF/WWE Heavyweight Title (7); WWF Tag Team Titles w/Mick Foley; WWF Royal Rumble Winner; WWE Tag Team Titles w/Chris Jericho; WCW Heavyweight TitleSon of Rocky Johnson and Ata Johnson.Ranked ..61 on VH1's 100 Hottest HottiesWWE named their Thursday night show after one of The Rock's catchphrases, "Layeth the Smack Down" (Smackdown, in case you were wondering)Officially proclaimed himself "The Rock" during a promo where he attacked Ron Simmons (Faarooq) in a WWE Raw telecast.Sparred with, and gave guidance to current Smackdown superstar, Orlando Jordan.Dwayne originally chose "Flex Kavana" as his stage name, because he didn't want to seem like he was trading off his family's legacy (Rocky Johnson, his father. And High Chief Peter Maivia his Grandfather). Ironically WWE officials came up with "Rocky Maivia" after they felt "Flex Kavana" wasn't exactly a great name.When Rocky Maivia was first considering going by the name The Rock for short, he resisted because he felt it would be stealing the former nickname of WWE Hall-of-Famer Don Muraco. He was talked into it by Vince Russo.Is good friends with actor Michael Clarke Duncan.His cousin, Tanoai Reed, is his stunt double for many of his movies.During a visit to Samoa in July 2004, he was anointed by Head of State Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II with the chiefly title of 'Seiuli, Son of Malietoa'.Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2003 and 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category on the 2003 ballot for his role in the film The Scorpion King (2002). And he was suggested again two years later in the Worst Actor category of the 2005 Razzie nominating ballot for his performance in the film _Walking Tall (2004)_ . He failed to receive either nomination. The following year though, he finally got a Worst Actor Razzie Nomination for his role in the film Doom (2005).Attended the Republican National Convention in 2004Cousin of Solofa Fatu Jr. (Rikishi) and Rodney Anoai (Yokozuna).As of 2005, Doom (2005) is the only R-rated film he has starred in. All of his other films have received PG-13, at the most.While filming Be Cool (2005), he was "Punk'd" (2003) by Ashton Kutcher's crew. They set his trailer on fire, which didn't seem to phase him. It was only after Vince, one of the "Punk'd" (2003) crew, blamed the fire on him that things got really heated and they revealed the gag.Was Tim Burton's second choice for the role of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).Daughter: Simone Alexander Johnson (born August 14th 2001)With his wife, donated 2 million dollars to the University of Miami for the new Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center's living room, to be named "The Dany and Dwayne `The Rock' Johnson Living Room". The donation was announced at the Miami premiere of Gridiron Gang (2006).Made his WWF debut in Wrestlemania XII.--------------------------------------------------------
------------------------Personal quotes
"Finally...The Rock...has come back to (whatever city he's in at the time)""You will go one on one with the Great One!""Who in the blue hell are you?""It's pretty hard to get a point seven. You have to do close to nothing.""If you smell what The Rock is cooking!""The Rock will take you down Know Your Role Boulevard which is on the corner of Jabroni Drive and check you directly into the Smackdown Hotel!"It doesn't matter what you think."I have so much love and respect for the fans. I'll never forget where I came from. I love the business. I grew up in the business. And everyone always asks me, from Letterman to Stone Phillips, what I miss about wrestling. Hands down, I miss the interaction with the fans. Outside of the ring I loved it too. I mean how hard is it to sign an autograph? Don't be an a**hole to your fans. And there's many (in WWE) that won't, which is bulls**t. But inside the ring, just that energy and feeding off that energy is great. There's something so special about it. And every night I would just have a blueprint of what I would say and rely so much on ad-libbing and waiting to see what happens when I get out there and let it materialize organically and see what happens. Every night was a different crowd and they gave me so much energy, and I'll always love that and always miss that for sure." (Interview with WWE.com in October 2005)-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------Salary
Walking Tall (2004) $15,000,000
The Rundown (2003) $12,500,000
The Scorpion King (2002) $5,500,000--------------------------------------------------
------------------------------Where are they now
(July 2003) Currently filming Walking Tall in Vancouver, Canada. (June 25th- September 10)(May 2003) Beat Stone Cold Steve Austin at Wrestlemania 19. Leaving for a couple months, to shoot more movies.(January 2004) Coming back to WWE for a month then leaving in February to shoot "Be Cool" and be back for Wrestlemania.(April 2004) Leaving WWE again for a while to promote Walking Tall and Shoot "Spy Hunter" in June.(February 2005) Has let his contract with WWE expire, thus, is no longer employed by them. Has turned his career to films.(May 2005) Still on the RAW roster. Talked with Vince McMahon after WrestleMania 21, and they agreed that The Rock will come back when he has time.Birth name
Dwayne Douglas Johnson ------------------------------------------------------------
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Nickname
The People's Champion The Brahma Bull The Great One ------------------------------------------------------------
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Height
6'4", 270 lbs ------------------------------------------------------------
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Mini biography
Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born in Hayward, California on May 2nd 1972 to Rocky and Ata Johnson. While growing up Dwayne would travel around a lot with his parents and would watch his father perform in the ring. During his high school years Dwayne began playing football and he soon received a full scholarship from the University of Miami where he had tremendous success as a football player. In 1995 Dwayne suffered a back injury which cost him a place in the NFL. He then signed a 3 year deal with the Canadian league but left after a year to peruse a career in wrestling. Dwayne made his wrestling debut in the USWA under the name Flex Kavanah where he won the tag team championship with Bret Sawyer. In 1996 Dwayne joined the WWE and became Rocky Maivia where he joined a group known as The Nation of Domination and turned heel. Rocky eventually took over leadership of the "Nation" and began taking the persona of The Rock. After the "Nation" spilt The Rock joined another elite group of wrestlers known as the "Corporation" and began a memorable feud with Steve Austin. Soon the Rock was kicked out of the "Corporation". He turned face and became known as 'The Peoples Champion'. In 2000 the Rock took time off from WWE to film his appearance in The Mummy Returns (2001). He returned in 2001 during the WCW/ ECW invasion where he joined a team of WWE wrestlers at The Scorpion King (2002) a prequel to The Mummy Returns. He is currently married to Dany Garcia and they have a daughter named Simone Alexandra, born in 2001. ------------------------------------------------------------
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Spouse
Dany Johnson (3 May 1997 - present) 1 child ------------------------------------------------------------
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Trade mark
Wrestling move: The Rock Bottom
Wrestling finisher: The People's Elbow
Always refers to himself in the third person.
Takes off his right elbow pad just before delivering the People's Elbow (and his left if he has to do it again)
Trademark move: Spine on the Pine (modified Spinebuster) ------------------------------------------------------------
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Former World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champion (with Mankind in "The Rock 'n Sock Connection").
His father (Rocky Johnson) and maternal grandfather (Chief Peter Maivia) were both professional wrestlers in the WWF.
Was a member of Miami's NCAA National Championship team in 1989.
Received guidance and training from Bret "The Hitman" Hart when he first came to the WWF.
First man to ever win the WWF title a record six times.
Grandson of Peter Fanene Maivia.
He was the second youngest Intercontinental champion at 24. Was beat out in April 2001 by Jeff Hardy at 23.
Daughter with wife, Dany, Simone Alexandra Johnson, born in Davie, Florida. [14 August 2001]
A member of the elite group of wrestlers, such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair to hold the WWF and WCW world titles on several different occasions
Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001."
He once appeared on Martha Stewart Living to cook one of his favorite family recipes.
Attended Freedom High School, Bethlehem, PA.
Has a wax figure likeness of himself at Madame Tussaud's museum
Wife, Dany, was 22 when they met
Decided to attend the University of Miami because they didn't openly express interest in him
In 3 years of dating wife Dany, never met her parents
Married Dany the day after his 25th birthday
His 5.5 million dollar paycheck for The Scorpion King (2002) earned him a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as his salary was the highest for any actor receiving top billing for the first time.
No athlete that ever hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) has ever repeated for a second time, until The Rock did so in 2002. Technically he was promoting a film for his second sting (The Scorpion King) but his college football, CFL and pro wrestling background makes him the show's first two-time athlete-host.
He owns the rights to name "the Rock" (including logos, phrases, ect.). The rights to the name "The Rock" were previosuly owned by WWE, Inc. (which is the main reason why Vince McMahon has received executive producer credits in some of Rock's films).
Once, while putting on a show for WWF road agent Pat Patterson, sold his opponent's moves so well, his then-girlfriend Dany thought he was genuinely hurt
Growing up, considered what his father did, "wrestling"; he once tried amateur wrestling, and found he didn't like it.
In a 2000 episode of NBC's "Saturday Night Live", proved his acting and singing abilities by performing in various skits throughout the show.
He was offered a promotional deal with "Dunkin' Donuts", which would have seen the company name a donut after him. Thinking it would make him appear big-headed, he graciously turned the offer down.
His last match in the WWE before leaving to film The Rundown (2003) was against Bill Goldberg at the 2003 Backlash Pay-Per-View.
WWF Royal Rumble 2000 Champion
Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion (during the wCw/ECW Alliance storyline) Accidentally smashed a tail-light of a Porsche while filming Walking Tall (2004).
Is of African-American and Samoan descent.
Was a team mate of Doug Flutie with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
In his first semester at the University of Miami, earned a .7 grade point average.
His wedding anniversary falls on the same day as Stu Hart's birthday. Stu's son, Bret Hart, would often give him tips on how to improve in his matches.
Played his own father in an episode of "That 70s Show".
Uliuli Fifita, the wrestler known as Haku, was Best Man at The Rock and Dany Garcia's wedding.
In The Rundown (2003), he tells one of the rebels that Muhammad Ali would win a match against Mike Tyson. To intimidate his opponents, his father, Rocky Johnson, would often perform the "Ali shuffle" during his wrestling matches.
While filming The Scorpion King (2002), accidentally hit Michael Clarke Duncan during a fight sequence. Duncan leaned in too far for a hit, and his chin connected with The Rock's elbow.
Though not under contract with the WWE, the Rock makes every attempt to be on their RAW television show whenever the WWE are in either Los Angeles or his hometown of Miami.
Is the 3rd youngest SuperStar to hold the IC Championship. Jeff Hardy is the youngest at 23, and Randy Orton is the second youngest, also at 23, only a few months older than Jeff Hardy.
Weighs 290lbs
Is a skilled light tackle salt water fisherman.
Notable Title Wins Include: USWA Tag Team Titles w/Bret Sawyer; WWF Intercontinental Title; WWF/WWE Heavyweight Title (7); WWF Tag Team Titles w/Mick Foley; WWF Royal Rumble Winner; WWE Tag Team Titles w/Chris Jericho; WCW Heavyweight Title
Son of Rocky Johnson and Ata Johnson.
Ranked ..61 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
WWE named their Thursday night show after one of The Rock's catchphrases, "Layeth the Smack Down" (Smackdown, in case you were wondering)
Officially proclaimed himself "The Rock" during a promo where he attacked Ron Simmons (Faarooq) in a WWE Raw telecast.
Sparred with, and gave guidance to current Smackdown superstar, Orlando Jordan.
Dwayne originally chose "Flex Kavana" as his stage name, because he didn't want to seem like he was trading off his family's legacy (Rocky Johnson, his father. And High Chief Peter Maivia his Grandfather). Ironically WWE officials came up with "Rocky Maivia" after they felt "Flex Kavana" wasn't exactly a great name.
When Rocky Maivia was first considering going by the name The Rock for short, he resisted because he felt it would be stealing the former nickname of WWE Hall-of-Famer Don Muraco. He was talked into it by Vince Russo.
Is good friends with actor Michael Clarke Duncan.
His cousin, Tanoai Reed, is his stunt double for many of his movies.
During a visit to Samoa in July 2004, he was anointed by Head of State Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II with the chiefly title of 'Seiuli, Son of Malietoa'.
Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2003 and 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category on the 2003 ballot for his role in the film The Scorpion King (2002). And he was suggested again two years later in the Worst Actor category of the 2005 Razzie nominating ballot for his performance in the film Walking Tall (2004). He failed to receive either nomination.
Attended the Republican National Convention in 2004